22 07, 2016

Cyberbullying Unmasked: One Survivor’s Story

By |2020-02-25T13:02:16-05:00July 22, 2016|Campus Life, College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Cyberbullying Unmasked: One Survivor’s Story

Psychology major Emily Torchiana is lifting the veil of stigma and speaking out about mental health and cyberbullying. And she's saving lives while she's at it.

20 06, 2016

Course of Nature

By |2016-08-02T10:07:11-04:00June 20, 2016|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Course of Nature

The class is quiet, focused. Itโ€™s the final exam, and all heads are down, concentrating โ€“ all eyes on the task at hand. Still, Melissa Hughes isnโ€™t surprised when one student gets up to point out the pileated woodpecker in the window behind her. โ€œItโ€™s been like this all semester,โ€ says the biology professor, who

20 06, 2016

Quantum Leap

By |2016-08-03T13:59:14-04:00June 20, 2016|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Quantum Leap

He calmly toes the free throw line, lets out a slow breath and in one smooth, artful motion releases the ballโ€“ underhanded. As the son of an NBA Hall of Famer, itโ€™s easy to think that the most impressive things on Canyon Barryโ€™s rรฉsumรฉ are his lineage and prowess on the basketball court, but youโ€™d

20 06, 2016

Right at Home

By |2016-08-03T12:22:36-04:00June 20, 2016|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Right at Home

โ€œHomelessness is a complex and thorny problem.โ€ Those were the initial words of an editorial published in Charlestonโ€™s Post and Courier this spring. The editors might have added that, for Charleston, homelessness is also somewhat perplexing: How is it that a city so seemingly wealthy, whose citizens are obsessed with their residences, cannot find solutions

20 06, 2016

Road to Recovery

By |2020-01-16T09:47:45-05:00June 20, 2016|Alumni, College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Road to Recovery

With the demands of coursework and the distractions of modern life, conquering college can take a village. And when you arrive on campus after having overcome drug or alcohol addiction, that collective effort may even determine whether or not you walk through Porters Lodge with a degree in hand. The newfound freedom of college brings

20 06, 2016

Down to a Science

By |2016-08-03T14:07:45-04:00June 20, 2016|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on Down to a Science

The first time she stepped foot in a real laboratory, Kaโ€™Dedra Andrea Creech didnโ€™t know what to expect. Sure, sheโ€™d watched plenty of Dexterโ€™s Laboratory, but she knew the Cartoon Networkโ€™s interpretation of scientific experimentation couldnโ€™t compare to the real thing. โ€œWhen I walked into the lab my freshman year at the College, I was

20 06, 2016

College Acquires Papers of Gone With the Wind Actress

By |2020-02-25T13:02:22-05:00June 20, 2016|College of Charleston Magazine|Comments Off on College Acquires Papers of Gone With the Wind Actress

Recently acquired by the College's Special Collections, the papers highlight the remarkable life of Charlestonian Alicia Rhett, who chose a career in painting over acting.